{{Short description|British television documentary series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | image_alt = | caption = | alt_name = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | genre = [[Nature]], [[Documentary]] | creator = | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | inspired_by = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | developer = | writer = | screenplay = | story = | director = Ali May | creative_director = | presenter = Steve Backshall | starring = Steve Backshall, Aldo Kane, Katy Fraser | judges = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | voices = <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = Onur Tarcin | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 16 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Wendy Darke | producer = Ali May | news_editor = <!-- Content editor or editors of a current affairs/political show such as Newsnight. --> | location = Various | cinematography = | animator = | editor = Tin Lasseter, Danny McGuire | camera = Multi-camera | runtime = 45 (62 for Season 2) | company = UKTV | budget = | network = [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2019|07|21|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2022|01|09|df=y}} | related = Expedition Unpacked (Spin-Off) }}
'''''Expedition with Steve Backshall''''' is a TV nature adventure documentary hosted by naturalist and explorer [[Steve Backshall]].
== Production == The show was adopted by PBS during a Fremantle deal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PBS takes "Expedition with Steve Backshall" in Fremantle deal |url=https://realscreen.com/2019/11/25/pbs-takes-expedition-with-steve-backshall-in-fremantle-deal/ |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> The UK channel Dave rebooted it essentially for an initial 4 episodes, but was extended to 6.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skilton |first=Alison |date=3 March 2020 |title=UKTV's Dave Recommissions Expedition with Steve Backshall |url=https://worldscreen.com/tvreal/uktvs-dave-recommissions-expedition-with-steve-backshall/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=TVREAL |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Expedition With Steve Backshall, Season 2 {{!}} Ecotourism Marketing |url=https://www.pbs.org/sponsorship/shows/expedition-with-steve-backshall/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127074402/https://www.pbs.org/sponsorship/shows/expedition-with-steve-backshall/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 November 2021 |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=PBS National Sales |language=en-US}}</ref> After a pre-air date deal, the French channel France Television bought the rights to air it in their country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brzoznowski |first=Kristin |date=1 February 2019 |title=French Partner for Expedition with Steve Backshall |url=https://worldscreen.com/tvreal/french-partner-for-expedition-with-steve-backshall/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=TVREAL |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Expedition: Unpacked == {{Expand section|date=May 2022}} This spin-off series was commissioned in 2021, going behind the stories of their original episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked {{!}} Dave Channel |url=https://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/expedition-with-steve-backshall-unpacked/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=dave.uktv.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked - Expedition Unpacked: Behind the Scenes |url=https://www.tpt.org/expedition-with-steve-backshall-unpacked/video/behind-the-scenes-pizjeb/ |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=Twin Cities PBS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Expedition {{!}} Expedition Unpacked: Close Encounters |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/close-encounters-7woo6b/ |language=en |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref>
== Episodes == ===Season 1=== {{Episode table |background= FFA500 | overall= |title= |airdate= |viewers= |viewersR=|country=UK |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = Oman: Lost Canyon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|07|21|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve sets foot in the deepest (400m) canyon in Saudi Arabia. |LineColor = FFA500 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = Bhutan: White Water |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|07|28|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve Backshall kayaks the uncharted waters of a wild river, seeking help from the Buddhist monastery. |LineColor = FFA500 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = Suriname: Lost World |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|01|29|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Encountering unknown animals in the jungle, Steve is in the Guiana Shield. |LineColor = FFA500 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = Suriname: Ghost River |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|05|20|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = The team explores a surprising natural scene in a concealed, natural world locked away for generations. |LineColor = FFA500 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title = Borneo: Dark Shadow |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|12|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = The team rewrites history with rediscovered treasures in Indonesian Borneo. |LineColor = FFA500 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |Title = Oman: Desert Fortress |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|05|27|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve finds one of the world’s rarest animals while he and a team of rock climbers are in southern Oman. |LineColor = FFA500 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |Title = Arctic: Frozen Frontier |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|01|20|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve kayaks the biggest fjord in the world during the spring melt in Greenland. |LineColor = FFA500 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |Title = Mexico: Maya Underworlds |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|07|26|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve finds new artefacts when he crawls through a cave in subterranean Mexico. |LineColor = FFA500 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |Title = Arctic: Ice Mountain |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|09|15|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve leads a mission to the summit of a large mountain in Greenland. |LineColor = FFA500 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |Title = Mexico: Flooded Cave |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|02|05|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve and the team push themselves beyond capacity with a cave dive in Mexico. |LineColor = FFA500 }} }}
===Season 2=== {{Episode table |background= 1D3FEE | overall= |title= |airdate= |viewers= |viewersR=|country=UK |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |Title = Kamchatka: Expedition Grizzly River |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|28|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve returns after a year to kayak the dangerous Kronotsky river with his team and elude the Russian grizzlies. |LineColor = 1D3FEE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |Title = Saudi Arabia: Expedition Volcanic Underworld |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|05|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve traces the lava tubes in Saudi Arabia with his team. |LineColor = 1D3FEE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 13 |Title = Kyrgyzstan: Expedition Mountain Ghost |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|12|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve helps a team of scientists track the snow leopard in hopes of protecting the environment it lives in. |LineColor = 1D3FEE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 14 |Title = Gabon: Expedition Jungle Paradise |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|19|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve heads to the Moukalaba Dou Dou national park to be guided through its natural scenery and see a population of chimps. |LineColor = 1D3FEE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 15 |Title = Socorro: Expedition Shark Island |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|26|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve helps a team of protectionists track and gather data on a gathering of Great White Sharks in hopes of protecting their declining numbers. |LineColor = 1D3FEE }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 16 |Title = Expedition Unseen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|09|df=y}} |Viewers = |ShortSummary = Steve winds up his year with 3 under-filmed new adventures at the places he had been this year. |LineColor = 1D3FEE }} }}
== Reception == In 2022, the programme was nominated for a [[Broadcast Award]] in the category Gamechanger Programme of the Year.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gamechanger Programme of the Year: The Hundred|magazine=[[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]]|date=5 July 2022|id={{ProQuest|2685044622}}}}</ref>
Katie Brooks of ''[[Birmingham Mail]]'' wrote, "Will inspire a new age of explorers."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Katie |date=2019-07-19 |title=Review - Expedition with Steve Backshall will inspire new age of explorers |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/review-expedition-steve-backshall-inspire-16608291 |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=BirminghamLive |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb title|8451372}}
{{Dave original programming}}
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